If you thought the Louisville game was bad you have another thing coming. Pitt, playing its third game in six days, did its best to set the game of basketball back decades for the second time in that span in a 78-61 loss to visiting North Carolina State Tuesday night at the Petersen Events Center. North Carolina State (11-8, 1-5 ACC) entered the contest winless in ACC play, but delivered the knockout punch from the opening tip, as the led by as many as 28 in the first half. Pitt (15-3, ... Read More
Pitt’s James Robinson Named Candidate for Senior CLASS Award
Pitt point guard James Robinson is having an excellent season on the court and is being recognized not only for his performance on the hardwood, but his performance off it as well. Tuesday, Robinson was named one of 30 candidate for the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. ... Read More
Pitt falls from AP Poll
The Pitt Panthers stay in the AP Poll was a short-lived one. After losing to Louisville last Thursday, the Panthers found themselves on the outside looking in of the Top 25, even though they closed the week with a dominating win over Boston College. Pitt had been ranked No. 20 heading into last week. This week they are the first team outside the Top 25 with 184 votes. The Oklahoma Sooners are No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since the final two weeks of the ... Read More
Pitt bounces back with dominating win over Boston College
The Pitt Panthers had a couple of days to think about their worst performance of the season in a loss against Louisville Thursday night. Luckily for the Panthers it was a quick turnaround as Pitt bounced back nicely with a dominating 84-61 victory of Boston College. Jamel Artis led four Pitt scorers in double figures with 22. Cameron Johnson chipped in 20 off the bench while Michael Young added 13 and James Robinson 10 for the Panthers. No. 20 Pitt (15-2, 4-1 ACC) bounced back shooting ... Read More
No. 20 Pitt lays an egg in loss to No. 21 Louisville
The Pitt Panthers saw its 10-game win streak snapped Thursday night in ugly fashion, falling to No. 21 Louisville 59-41, its first ACC loss of the season. Michael Young led the Panthers with 18 points and eight rebounds, but he was the lone bright spot on the night for No. 20 Pitt (14-2, 3-1). The Cardinals were led in scoring by Damion Lee and Chinanu Onuaku, both with 18. Onuaku also pulled down 10 rebounds for Louisville (14-3, 3-1). It wasn't just a loss for the Panthers, but it was ... Read More
Pitt rises in both polls
The Pitt men's basketball team continues to win and as a result Jamie Dixon's Panthers continue to rise in the polls. After a week that saw Pitt (14-1, 3-0 ACC) beat Georgia Tech at home and then go on the road to defeat Notre Dame, Pitt saw a bump in both polls on Monday. The Panthers now sit at No. 20 in the AP Poll and No. 17 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, climbing up four spots in each. Pitt is currently riding a 10-game win streak, which ties for the fourth longest streak in the ... Read More
Pitt holds off Notre Dame for 10th straight win
No. 24 ranked Pitt, playing its first true road game of the season, started like a house of fire on the road at Notre Dame. But the Panthers had to sweat things out at the end, escaping with an 86-82 ACC victory for their 10th consecutive win. Michael Young led the Panthers with 25 points, despite not playing a large portion of the second half because of foul trouble. Jamel Artis had his shooting stroke going on and scored 19, while Sheldon Jeter added 18 off the bench for the Panthers, who led ... Read More
James Robinson taking game to new level
A rare occurrence happened late in Pitt's victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday night. So rare that if you blinked you would have missed it. That was the fact that Panthers' point guard James Robinson committed a turnover. For most guards in the country that would be no big deal, but Robinson, and the Panthers entire team for that fact, has been so good with the basketball this season that it is eye popping on those few instances where he makes the wrong play. A big reason that the ... Read More
Pitt holds off charging Georgia Tech for ninth straight win
The Pitt Panthers had a fight on their hands Wednesday night at the Petersen Events Center in the form of visiting Georgia Tech. But while the Yellow Jackets gave the Panthers everything they had, ultimately Pitt had too much firepower as the Panthers improved to 13-1 on the season and 2-0 in ACC play in an 89-84 ACC victory. Jamel Artis and James Robinson each finished with 18 points, leading five Pitt players in double figures in the win. Pitt used an early 10-1 first-half run to gain ... Read More
Pitt cracks AP Poll; moves up in Coaches Poll
The Pitt Panthers basketball team is building momentum as their non-conference portion of their schedule came to a close on Saturday. Sitting at 12-1 on the season, Jamie Dixon’s Panthers cracked the AP Poll for the first time this season on Monday. After a week that saw the Panthers defeat both Syracuse and Maryland Eastern Shore, Pitt checked in at No. 24 in the latest AP Poll. The 2-0 week also saw Pitt rise up four spots to No. 21 in the Coaches Poll. Pitt is ranked in the AP ... Read More